Ray (2004)
Overview
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $124,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.497 |
Directed By
Taylor Hackford
Crew
Taylor Hackford
James L. White
Stuart Benjamin
Howard Baldwin
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Barbara A. Hall
Craig Armstrong
Stephen Altman
Curt Sobel
Taylor Hackford
William J. Immerman
Nancy Klopper
Taylor Hackford
Scott Plauche
Alise Benjamin
Karen Baker Landers
Nicola Goode
James L. White
Maria Nay
Per Hallberg
Paweł Edelman
Pamela Alch
Karen Elise Baldwin
Sharen Davis
Jaime Rucker King
Nick Morton
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Yvonne Yaconelli
Mary Frances Eglin
Stacye P. Branche
Jeff Galpin
Paul Hirsch
Camille Friend
John Bucklin
Bruce Tanis
Dino DiMuro
Anthony Maccario
Scott Sanders
Peter Staubli
Dan Hegeman
Chris Jargo
Michelle Pazer
Christopher Assells
Christopher Moriana
Greg Orloff
Kimaree Long
Frederick H. Stahly
Anna MacKenzie
Raymond Prado
Nerses Gezalyan
Jerry Grandey
James Moriana
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Bob Beemer
Catherine Harper
Scott Millan
Steve Cantamessa
TOP CAST
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
Denise Dowse
Marlene
Warwick Davis
Oberon
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark
Jedda Jones
Mercedes
Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray
Carol Sutton
Eula
Paula Jai Parker
Ruth Brown
Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
Angry Husband
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